Well, as usual... I'm gettin lost and confused again! Especially when you said
MORGELLONS IS PATHOGENIC CANDIDA ALBICANS Jill! Please explain that to me in laymen's terms if you can ok?
Yes- Biotin helps with hair loss....
Hi Bannanny,
I will try to summarize for you...
Mini re-cap:
A new abstract- January 2010 revealed:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20080646 Histone acetyltransferase Rtt109 is required for Candida albicans pathogenesis.
IOW, they have discovered that the above- rtt109 and it's co factors Asf1 and Vps75 are required
for Candida Albicans pathogensis:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathogenesis Fair use Excerpt:
The term pathogenesis means step by step development of a disease and the chain of events leading to that disease due to a series of changes in the structure and /or function of a cell/tissue/organ being caused by a microbial, chemical or physical agent. The pathogenesis of a disease is the mechanism by which a disease is caused.
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www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6384 Fair use Excerpt:
Pathogenic: Causing disease or capable of doing it.
Pathogenic bacteria are disease-causing bacteria. For example, pathogenic E. coli are E. coli that are not innocuous (like most E. coli) but can make a person ill and even kill them.
The word "pathogenic" comes from two Greek roots: "pathos" (disease) + "genesis" (bringing into being) = literally, bringing disease into being.
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* Ruth posted the common symptoms of candida:
leads to food allergies
brain fog
migraines
depression
diarrhea or constipation and bloatedness - flatulence
candida likes the sinuses, the lungs and vagina (provides the conditions for growth via food- bacteria)
weight gain or loss
PMS - women
muscle fatigue and chronic fatigue/tiredness
low body temperature as in Thyroid conditions
and more
* We found that Candida related complex or CRC is a complicating factor in Lyme disease
* We learned that Candida turns fungal with lower oxygen levels - the bacteria die-off leaving room for
the Candida to proliferate
www.warrenmlevinmd.net/38/text/35/files/PHA_Special_Levin.pdf *As to the parasites that many mention, that is also explained as relates to the Candida Yeast infections:
www.fungusfocus.com/html/parasites_general_info.htm*
From what I have been reading lately, what is happening in the gut is reflected on and in the skin.
www.warrenmlevinmd.net/38/text/35/files/PHA_Special_Levin.pdfScroll down about 1/3 of the page at above link to find:
Dr Levin states that the Candida creates "roots" or fungal filaments, which anchor it
strongly to the wall of the the digestive tract.
* We found that there are filaments that anchor/attach to the wall of the digestive tract.
www.bing.com/images/search?q=candida+albicans+filaments&FORM=BIFDCandida Albicans filaments
((I am not sure that a flush of any sort would rid the body of the anchored filaments?))
* We found other candida strains that become invasive:
www.bioidea.net/resources/mold_diseases/Fair use
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Candidiasis, caused by Candida albicans, or lesser by C. tropicalis and C. glabrata. The species is commonly present in human mucosa, which becomes invasive when immunity weakens. In newborns natural resistance is low, candidiasis can develop within a few days. Disseminated Cadidiasis can be fatal when untreated.
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*This sure looks like the culprit. Morphs into the filaments found everywhere in the environment:
Fair use
tinyurl.com/y3kjuwealbicans strain filaments
* It is not known for certain if we are dealing with the Pathogenic Candida Albicans and the Invasive varieties but it sure seems like it.
The filamentous growths that are Candida Albicans attach or anchor to the wall/s of the digestive tract-
put down roots.
We read in Dr Warren M Levins' report that taking meds such as Nystatin will remove the Candida but not
the roots. The candida will then re-emerge.
Molybdenum and other products are mentioned that can and do help.
The yeast creates a by-product- acetaldehyde - which is a toxin that affects "neurological, metabolic, endocrine and immune functions".
candidapage.com/aldehyde.shtml Fair use Excerpt:
Dr. Stephen Cooter, in his book "Beating Chronic Disease", ProMotion Publishing, San Diego, California, states that "Candida is responsible for flooding the system with an accumulation of toxic acetaldehydes. Acetaldehydes are known to poison tissues -- accumulating in the brain, spinal cord, joints, muscles and tissues."
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The effect of Candida die-off is the same process of a bad hangover:
health.howstuffworks.com/hangover4.htmtinyurl.com/y2npazgOne of my favorite search tools- the Protein Data Bank- offers many clues. Found this
latest one in searching the process of the C Albicans to fungal.
www.rcsb.org/pdb/education_discussion/molecule_of_the_month/download/AlcoholDehydrogenase.pdf This pdf file explains the process of drinking alcohol, the body converting the alcohol to acetaldehyde which is then converted into acetate. The body can not flush out acetaldehyde. I have read the body can
only process the equivalent of 1 drink per hour.
This process:
alcohol dehydrogenase There are 9 (or more) alcohol dehydrogenase forms in various parts of the body. 2 of those forms:
The liver produces beta3
www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P05106 Recommended name:
Platelet membrane glycoprotein IIIa
The stomach lining produces 1agn
www.pdb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1AGN The pdf goes on to state that alcohol dehydrogenase forms ALSO modifies other alcohols, often producing
dangerous products such as methanol (used to "denature" ethanol- making it undrinkable), when it is
converted by this process into formaldehyde.
This formaldehyde/methanol damages the retina and can cause blindness and even death.
In the process of producing alcohol- fermentation:
Yeast + bacteria build a larger alcohol dehydrogenase, creating ethanol instead of detoxifying it.
Sugars are broken down and used for energy, forming ethanol as the waste product.
That waste product is excreted into liquid surrounding the cell.
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glycolysis
Sequence of 10 chemical reactions taking place in most cells that breaks down glucose, releasing energy that is then captured and stored in ATP. One molecule of glucose (plus coenzymes and inorganic phosphate) makes two molecules of pyruvate (or pyruvic acid) and two molecules of ATP. The pyruvate enters into the tricarboxylic acid cycle if enough oxygen is present or is fermented into lactic acid or ethanol if not. Thus, glycolysis produces both ATP for cellular energy requirements and building blocks for synthesis of other cellular products. See also Gustav Georg Embden, Otto Meyerhof.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Glycolysis.svgwww.accessdna.com/condition/Alcohol_Flush_Reaction/21Fair use Excerpt:
aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) then breaks down acetaldehyde into vinegar (or acetic acid), which is excreted in urine or is used to build fat.
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More later on the tie-in to Agrobacterium ti